Puppy School: PuppyLinux

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This is an old revision of PuppySchool made by CrustyLobster on 2012-01-11 08:50:51.

Welcome to Puppy Hacker School. You can do in sequence or any order that grabs your fancy. Crackersgo here

You can get further help on the forum, ChatRoom IRC chatroom or try the PuppyPhone soft phone

Lesson Get Puppy Linux

New UsingPuppy Download and run Be frisky

Lesson Puppy Basics

Beginners Forum, this wiki and just playing with Puppy will get you started.

A tutorial and manual covering basics exists too

Lesson Video tutorials

TutorialYouTube Various vids on getting used to Puppy

Find more with the PuppyLinuxSearchEngine Puppy Search Engine

Lesson Command Line

Read and try out read and try out ref table

Lesson My First Bash

First Bash Script video

you may have to change the permissions of the file to run it - right click and see where you can change permissions

New Lesson My First Variable

This code introduces input (the read command)

and variables

The read command lets you change the variables each time the program is run

	#!/bin/sh
	echo "enter two numbers"
	read a b
	c=$(($a+$b))
	echo "$a + $b = $c"
	# or
	let c="$a+$b"
	echo "$a + $b is $c"

Lesson Instant Bash

3 lesson set starting with 'Hello world' program Puppy syyle

	#! /bin/bash
	# 16 Dec 2011 Lobster
	# Example 1 hello world example
	
	xpupsay "hello world"
	xpupsay "puppy power"

Speak Puppy a first programming effort

New Supporting video tutorial

Example usage video Buddhist cyber shrine

Lesson More Bash Script

Have a bash

Lesson Slice of Bacon with Barry Kauler

Bacon is a Basic lannguage to C converter

Bacon Tutorials

Lesson Getting involved

New Saluki in Alpha testing. Get your hand in testing and offering feedback code etc. Hacker school is hands on . . .

New Lesson New Run

Process for a new run from DVD booting

First Preparing

1. backup html bookmarks (onto HD)

2. move any essential files to hard disk

3. download and burn ISO

Now first run

1. use 'puppy pfix=ram' as the boot command (start typing when boot: appears on screen) I do this on first boot but is not required for new users

2. Turn on firewall from icon bar bottom right, left clicking runs wizard

3. Do a save after initial set up, I now do max size 4GB saves

4. Click on 'Setup' top row of icons for tweaking

5. Use the 'connect' icon. Ethernet is auto connected.

6. In Rox options/thumbnails/show images - I prefer to see images in folders

7. Add my own backgrounds from Hard Drive (usr/share/backgrounds)

8. Change icons. Adjust the style of the clock with Menu -> General Utilities -> PupClockset manager.

9. Put on pupblocker, import bookmarks

Lesson Hardware

PARM Coming soon . . .

Lesson Puppy Development System

devx tutorial

All about compiling (forum registration required) coming soon . . .

PuppyLinux : PuppySchool

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